Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Several Studies Point to the Importance of Sleep in Young People

Family Practice News reported on three studies showing how lack of sleep can adversely affect young people. Recommended levels of sleep is 8-9 hours per night. For each one hour of sleep deprivation, there is a 14% greater incidence of psychological disturbance, including major depression. After a traumatic event sleep disruption often occurs and is a precursor for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Overweight children with sleep apnea, whether mild or more severe, had lower grades in school than those who did not. We certainly need to pay more attention to sleep problems for both children and adults.

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Dr Chappell is the medical director of the Celebration of Health Association that is a private association thats goal is to provide the best guidance and treatment from natural and nutritional medicine as well as conventional medicine, with a strong emphasis on safety and effectiveness.
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